Impact of urban greening on population health in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review protocol.

Journal: BMJ open

Volume: 14

Issue: 10

Year of Publication: 2024

Affiliated Institutions:  Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana eo.antiri@klintapscohas.edu.gh.

Abstract summary 

The rate of urbanisation in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has increased remarkably, with the urban population expected to double by 2050. This rapid urbanisation, industrialisation and climate change pose serious public health challenges resulting from increased heat waves and other environmental changes. Urban greening holds promise as a climate change mitigation and adaptation strategy, leading to biodiversity conservation and enhancing the physical, mental and social well-being of the population.This scoping review aims to identify and synthesise studies that investigated the availability and utilisation of green spaces, the factors that affect the utilisation of green spaces as well as the health impacts of urban greening in SSA. A systematic search will be conducted across multiple databases (MEDLINE, PubMed, JSTOR, SCOPUS and Green FILE) and grey literature sources for papers published up to 2024, in line with established scoping review frameworks. The data will be charted and extracted based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Extension for Scoping Reviews. We will further synthesise and use thematic analysis to fully understand the relationship between urban greening and population health in SSA.Ethical approval will not be required because primary data will not be collected for the study. The results of this study come from published articles, which are publicly available. The results of the review will be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal for publication and presented at workshops and conferences.The scoping review protocol has been registered on the Open Science Framework https://osf.io/nfh68.

Authors & Co-authors:  Ansah Edward Wilson EW Antiri Ebenezer Oduro EO Awuah Hilary Konadu HK Salu Promise P Adoripore John J Boakye Anthony Edward AE

Study Outcome 

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Statistics
Citations :  UNDESA . New York: 2022. World population prospects 2022: summary of results.
Authors :  6
Identifiers
Doi : e087638
SSN : 2044-6055
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Humans
Other Terms
Climate Change;Occupational & Industrial Medicine;Public Health
Study Design
Study Approach
Systemic Review
Country of Study
Publication Country
England